Method of manufacturing confection candle holders



Patented May 28, 1940 y n n Frat-diri;AdislandiPaul P; Adis,Brookly'n, n

origami militamm3AprilA 1.0i 1939, seran No.

group'lerserie's" ofi'loldr 'lo'o'clies-upon`v a supporting surtaceinva predetermined spaced" relationshiptoeach'f other afit'erfwhi'cli" all tle llolders or' bodies off a; group are simultan.e'ousifyf` d-'riilredfto form r candle-receiving apertures'tor socletsrtlfierein; andl inA1 ceri-tain faldaptatiensofv the` invention tocantematically apply a; serfiesoffcandles1yr to a) predeterf' mined: number offholdersl mounting tlie'cane dlesfv in: connection: witli/ -Holuerzsg and' inv other' v y alternativeslto 1 simplyi Wrapv the holders'fin pack'- age's offthe: grouped arrlngenieritilprovide'dfV to'y facilitate packaging. andi merchandising thereof;^ andi withi these/andi o'tlien objects yViewftliey invention: consists in az'rde'V-ice ofi` theA classiand 30, for the purposefspecmec; wniehzisvcnnstructed in accordance' Withw the metho'di more f-iillfy hereinafter describedlfandclaimede. f The inventio'rrf isirfullyf disclosed in tlie'v follow-- ing? speoii-l'c'ation;` ofi:v which: the:i accompanying 35, drawing-formsa part,.in whichtheiseparate'parts ofv my' improvement are designated suitable'- reference characters in eac offl the; views; and' in--whichc 1 Lisi aiplan-viewf of.i aapack'agek dia'giiarr'ur'xat` v, icallyillustrating; the 'arranger:renti.of.l aw seriesori group ofx candle holdersfthereini. Figa 2; is' a'lsectionon therlinel-Zi-Z of 1i. Ifligll isa detail View of` 'afparft'f ofipaLmoiint gi sheets showing thefirst: step'g in forming 'candle' ,holdersthereom 4 ,f z

Fig. iris aview similartoflig. 3shown 'only a part. of the:constructionI "and: illust'rfatinglV the next step in thee operation.l of: ,formingl the cardlei holders. l 1 l i y y y Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showirlgftle` stepy of dri1ling theholders."toffo'rmfA thecacandle receiving apertures.Y or sockets:

Figc isa View similar wing; evrshowigza candle.arrangedfinalf-holden.` .l

. Eis.. .'rf is; a plainy View@ yors` ai different formi of appiicatio'rsnied or equal la. vseries 01T' grou-p 'of candle-- holders Illa/, Ha are 67,200. this application Decem- S-rssgi s'efiarno. y

o claims. v(01;. 10u54)L 'oldersffor mounting strip showing two groups of` candle holders arranged thereon; and

Fig. 8 is an edge vView of thedevice shown in Fig. 7 diagrammatically illustrating 'the' method o'ff mounting candles in a series of the l'iolders.VK 5

For the purposeof illustrating one'method ofv carryingy theinvention intof eiect, we have disclosed ar process which consists in the simultaneous formation and shaping" of a group'of fifteen candle holdersv either' on one mounting' card or holder, or two of such` groups arranged on a mounting adapter to besuo\' 1i'vii1'@u` into' independent" supporting strips; However-,it will beA understood that any* desired group forn'iatibny or multiplicityfofA g'ioup"forirrationsrr'iay'A be provided; depending larglf uponi characteristics of-r tl'ie il'gf is adaptfedtobe arranged? upon al card or fr-meds sinrxultaneous-Iy.r` upon oney surface of`r the' sheets@ in;` af definite? spaced itilaftiorshp`y to" each otnerlonacentersfwhichnwillfbefiediby trie-group `nozzles ofa machine kfor dispensingvv sugarli'convneath a multiple candle mounting apparatus of upwardly directed cones Il upon the upperv surface of the body I5. The innermost of these cones, that is to say, those encircling the aperture It, also act as guides in insuring proper alinement of the multiple drills I8 with the axis I4 in the operation of drilling the large apertures or sockets Ilia in the bodies I5 in the manner shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing. By providing the small apertures I5 in the bodies I5 in the operation of forming the same, the drilling of the candle holders to form the apertures Ilia is facilitated, whereas the apertures I3 in the bottom discs I2 prevent the splitting of the several candle holders in the drilling operation.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that all of the fteen discs I2 are simultaneously formed upon the surface of the sheet Ill-II, after which the fifteen bodies I5 will be simultaneously formed upon the discs, and then all of the apertures IIa will be simultaneously drilled in the fifteen candle holders. In this way, a fast production of the candle holders is made possible.

The only difference between the structure illustrated in Fig. 1 and that illustrated in Fig. 7, lies in the fact that two of the groups of fifteen candle holders will be formed on the sheet II instead of the single group formed on the sheet III. However, in forming the sheet II, one group of the discs I2 will be formed and then the next group of said discs will be formed. In like manner, the bodies will be formed on each group and two drilling operations will be required to complete theentire sheetor strip II. This strip is scored longitudinally as seen at I9, Isa so that a series of strips 20, 20a and 20h, can be formed from the complet-e sheet II, each strip having thereon ten of the holders extending longitudinally thereof.

With the construction shown in Fig. 7, and after each of the strips 20, 20a and 20h have been severed, these strips may be arranged bewherein ten candles will be fed into position to aline with the apertures or sockets IIa of all of the candle holders and be collectively` moved into all of the candle holders, as will appear from the diagrammatic illustration in Fig. 8 of the drawing where the candles are shown directly above the candle holders ready for the collective insertions, the candles being represented at 2I. The apertures or sockets IBa will be made to fit the diameter of the candles 2I, but in the event of any slight enlargement of the candle diameters, these enlargements would be pealed or scraped olf in the operation of inserting the candles into the holders. The sharp edges of the walls of the sockets IIa. will operate easily upon the soft wax of the candles to shave or strip the same in this operation. By maintaining a tight fit between the candles and the holders, the candles will always be maintained in a perpendicular position.

is madesuiciently large to form a loop within which is placed a cardboard reinforcing member 22 to give stiffness and rigidity to the package. Around the entire package is arranged another loop 23 of Cellophane or other similar transparent material which will render the several candle holders of the package visible and at the same time` form a wrapper or protection therefor to prevent the collection of dust and also to obviate destruction to the ornamental portions of the holders. In actually assembling the parts shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the sheet I0 or the endsthereof may be wrapped around the reinforcing board 22 and secured together as at IUb. In like manner the sheet 23 may be wrapped around the products thus assembled and secured together as at 23a, noting Fig. 2 of the drawing.

It will also .be understood that in some instances the assemblage as seen in Fig. 1 may also include the candles assembled in the holders,

land this assemblage packed in a box of sufficient depth to accommodate the height of the holders and the candles arranged in the holders.

In the above described steps of the method of producing the holders, it will be understood that after the discs I2 and the bodies I5 have been formed, they are allowed to thoroughly harden. In this operation the parts I2, I5 will adhere together, and by reason of the sticky properties of the body I2, the same will adhere to the surface of the supporting sheets III-I I. In drilling hardened bodies of this type which are in crystal formation, no clogging or congestion of the drills I8 will be experienced. Furthermore, no diilculty will be experienced in removing the dust resulting from the drilling operation.

As above indicated,v the contour of the different holders may be varied to suit the requirements of a purchaser, and in this connection, many varieties of the tubular or nozzle discharges for the confection may be provided. In some instances a single holder body may be arranged upon the supports rather. than the dual and twotone body I2-I5. Here again it will also be apparent that by an additional processing, threetone effects may be produced by the arrangement of three distinct bodies or layers one upon the other. Still further, other varieties of this type and kind may be made by using diierent colored confection materials in one of the processings, for example in lapplying the body I5.

It is also within the scope of our invention to arrange different series of holders in the respective groups. For example, each of the five vertical rows of three holders as diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 1 may be ofy a different contour, or each of the three horizontal rows'of five may be different. For that matter, all of the holders in a single group may be dilerent, and the latter would be especially true when these devices would be utilized as favors or table ornamentations, place-cards or the like, rather than as cake ornamentations. In this connection, it will also be understood that in the present illustrations we have referred primarily to machine productions of the devices in question, but in producing more expensive articles of this type and kind, the candle holder bodies may be originally formed by hand and thereafter drilled to form the candle receiving apertures or sockets therein.

One of the distinctive features of our candle holders resides in the fact that in using confection in the formation of thel holder body and in eliminating all of the metallic or Yother inserts commonly employed in holders of this type for the support of the'c'andle and in using ediblefconfection',these holders. maybe consumed in they eating of aV cake'. upon ,the removal of tliecandles.l

In other words, the: entirestructure: of the candle.

. holder. comprises/an. edible confection.

This. application@.constitutes a division of our other applicationfserial No.v 267,200, led April rHaving fully described our invention, what We t claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

l. The herein described method of forming confection candle holders of the class described,

which consists in providing a mounting sheet,

applying a-'body of confection to one Surface of the sheet in such manner as to forni a passage through said body, allowing the body to harden, then drilling the body transversely where ,the passage is located therein to form a socket of predetermined diameter through the major portion of the depth of said body, andv utilizing saidsocket for the reception of a candle to be supported in perpendicular position by said ,confection holder.

2. The herein described method of forming all confection candle holders of the class described,` Y

which consists in first applying a thin disc-like body of confection upon one surface of a mounting sheet, leaving a relatively large opening in said disc within the .boundaries thereof, then immediately applying another body portionfof confection upon the upper surfaceof said disc while the latter is still soft, forming in the second body a-small passage extending therethrough in alinenient with theopening insaid disc, allowing both confection bodies to harden, then drilling the second confection body, and utilizing the passagetherein as a guide and centering means for the drilling tool to form a candle receiving "socket extending vertically through. at least theY second confection body of the resulting holder.

3. The herein described method of forming'all confection candle holders of the class described,` which consists in first applying a thin disc-like ybody of confection upon one surface of a mounting sheet, leaving a relatively large opening in said disc within the boundaries thereof, then imf mediately applying another body portion of confection upon the upper surface of said disc While the latter is still soft, forming in the second body a small passage extending therethrough ingalinement with theiopening in said disc, allowing both kconfection bodies toharden, then drilling the second confection body, utilizing the passage therein asa guide and centering means for the drillingv tool to form a candle receiving socket extending vertically through at least the second Y confection body of the resulting holder, and formbodies to harden, and then simultaneously drilling other upwardly protruding guides on the confection body circumferentially around the passage to aid in guiding said drilling tool.

4. The herein described method of groups of all confection candle holders simultaneously upon one surface of a supporting sheet,

- which consists in simultaneously applying to spaced sections of the sheet a series of confection bodies of predetermined contour, forming veach body with a "verticall passage extending therethrough, providing a predetermined spacing of the passages in said bodies one with re-` spect to the other, allowing all .of the confection ing all of said bodies Where the vertical passages are arranged therein to form in all of the bodies in said group, candle receiving sockets.

formingV therein to form in all of the bodies in said group,

candle receiving sockets, and applying the candle holder bodies to the supporting sheet in three rows, each row consisting of five holders.'

6. The herein described method of manufacturing all confection candle holders, which con? sists in simultaneously applying a plurality of ldisc-like bodies of confection of one color upon the surfaceof a supporting sheet in spacedvrelation to each other, leaving an opening in each disc within the boundaries thereof, then simultaneously applying a series of other confection bodies of contrasting color upon said confection discs while the latter are. still soft to establish A adhesion between the bodies and discs, forming in said bodies vertical passages in alinement with the openingsk in said discs, allowing the confection discs and bodies to harden, vand then simul- .taneously feeding a series of` drills through said bodies in alinement with the passages therein to form candle receiving sockets in said bodies;

'7.The herein described method of manufacturing all confectioncandleholders, which con sists in simultaneously applying a pluradity of disc-like bodies of confection of one color upon the surface of a supporting'sheet in spaced relation to each other, leaving an opening in each disc within the boundaries thereof, then simultaneously applying a series of other confection bodies `of contrasting color upon said confection discs while the latter are vstill sc ft to establish an adhesion between the bodies and discs, forming in said bodies vertical passages in alinement with the openings in said discs, allowing the confec-A tion discsv and bodies to harden, thenfsimultaneously feeding a series of drills through said bodies in alinement with the passages therein to form candle receiving sockets in said bodies, forming multiple groups of said confection candle holders upon a vsingle, sheet support, scoring saidv support `longitudinally between predetermined rows of candle holders arranged thereon, and then severing the' support -to Aform resulting strips, each having a plurality ofthe candle holders spaced longitudinally thereof. v v

8. Thel herein described method of-producing holders for candles or similar articles from a quick-setting plastic material, Which consists in applying substantiallyv equivalent quantities of plastic ymaterial at longitudinally spaced inter- Vals along a mounting strip, shaping said material Whileyet soft to the contour desired in the resulting holders, and forming-in eachholder a supporting socket opening through the upper surface thereof and extendingsubstantially perpendicularly to the mounting strip through the .y

greater portion of the thickness of the holder.l

'9. Thel hereinvdescribed method of producing holders for candles or similar articles from a I quick-setting plastic material, which consists in applying substantially uniform deposits of tinted plastic material at longitudinally spaced intervals along a mounting strip, then applying substantially similar amounts of differently tinted material to said deposits in a manner to leave portions of said deposits exposed, shaping said material While yet soft to the contour desired in the resulting holders, andforming in each holder a supporting socket "opening through the 'upper surface thereof and extending substantially perpendicularly tothe mounting strip through the greater portion of the thio 

